Title :
Optical Wavelength Conversion by Cross-Phase Modulation of Data Signals up to 640 Gb/s
Author :
Galili, Michael ; Oxenlowe, Leif K. ; Mulvad, Hans Christian Hansen ; Clausen, Anders Thomas ; Jeppesen, Palle
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. Opt. & Mater. (COM-DTU), Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
In this paper, all-optical wavelength conversion by cross-phase modulation in a highly nonlinear fiber is investigated. Regenerative properties of the wavelength converter are demonstrated, and the effect of adding Raman gain to enhance the performance of the wavelength converter is shown. The wavelength conversion scheme is demonstrated at the record-high bit rate of 640 Gb/s.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical repeaters; optical wavelength conversion; phase modulation; Raman gain; all-optical wavelength conversion; cross-phase modulation; nonlinear fiber; regenerative properties; Bit rate; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Nonlinear signal processing; optical time-division multiplexing; wavelength conversion;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2008.915527
